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"They
slipped out of the kitchen and down a narrow
passageway to an uneven staircase, which zigzagged
its way up through the house. On the third
landing, a door stood ajar. Harry just caught
sight of a pair of bright brown eyes staring at
him before it closed with a snap.
'Ginny,'
said Ron. 'You don't know how weird it is for her
to be this shy, she never shuts up normally -'."
- J
K Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of
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When Harry Came To Stay
- Commentary
We chose
to write this song in a 1950s style because, like
many songs of that era, it tells a story. In this
case it is the story of the summer Harry spent at
the Burrow after his first year at Hogwarts. It
covers quite a few events and so the song is quite
fast moving with a lot of words pressed into the
verses. We go from Harry's arrival at the Burrow
in the flying Ford Anglia right up to the fight
with the Malfoys in Flourish & Blotts just before
the return to Hogwarts. We didn't want the song to
be purely event-driven, however, and so we added
some exposition into the choruses - here we see a
glimpse of how Ginny feels about what is
happening, about her nervous behaviour, and about
Harry himself. (There are also some snatches of
commentary from Fred and George!) We enjoyed
adding all the little details in this song - look
out for a butter dish, a porridge bowl and an
Encyclopaedia of Toadstools! |
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When
Harry Came To Stay - Lyrics |
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Ron
invited Harry Potter to stay |
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I
can't believe he's finally coming my way |
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For
all this time I've dreamed of him from afar |
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Then
he turned up last night in dad's illegal flying car |
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Was
eating breakfast when he came down the stair |
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My
face it went so red it clashed with my hair |
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I
wanted to be swallowed up in a hole |
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But
then I made it worse by knocking down my porridge bowl |
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Oh
Harry, I get so nervous when you're near me |
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Why
can't I just be myself? (she never shuts up usually) |
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Oh
Harry, this isn't he real me. Why am I clumsy today? |
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The
day that Harry came to stay |
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Mum
said we gotta go to Flourish & Blotts |
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I
couldn't speak because my tongue was in knots |
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Instead he spoke to me as I'd always wished |
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I
nodded then I put my elbow in the butter dish |
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We
went into the shop and joined in the queue |
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Professor Lockhart wore forget-me-not blue |
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Mum
got all flustered and kept patting her hair |
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I
turned around and I saw Draco Malfoy standing there |
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Oh
Harry, he's just a bully |
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I said
'just leave him alone' (she wanted to stick up for you) |
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Oh
Harry, that's more the real me - the first thing I managed to
say |
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Since
Harry came to stay |
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Then a
fight broke out between Lucius and dad |
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But
Hagrid broke it up before it got bad |
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A
voice yelled 'get him dad' I think it was Fred |
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An
Enclyopaedia of Toadstools fell upon his head |
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Lucius
fixed me with a hateful look |
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He
glared at me and said 'Here girl, take your book' |
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He
thrust it at me taking me by surprise |
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I
looked more closely and there was another book inside |
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Oh
Harry, what is this book that he gave me? |
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It's
just a blank diary (she's gonna keep it anyway) |
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Oh
Harry, will you forget all about me, now summer's fading away? |
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The
summer Harry came to stay |
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